The Security Management server is installed in the LAN, so that it is protected by a Security Gateway. The
Security Management server manages the gateways and allows remote users to connect securely to the
corporate network. SmartDashboard may be installed on the Security Management server or on any other
machine.

SmartLSM Security Gateways: Remote gateways provide firewall security to local networks, while the security policies are managed from a central Security Management Server or Domain Management Server. By defining remote gateways through SmartLSM Security Profiles, a single system administrator or smaller team can manage the security of all your networks.

Check Point IPS is an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). Whereas the Security Gateway firewall lets you
block traffic based on source, destination and port information, IPS adds another line of defense by
analyzing traffic contents to check if it is a risk to your network. IPS protects both clients and servers, and
lets you control the network usage of certain applications. The new, hybrid IPS detection engine provides
multiple defense layers which allows it excellent detection and prevention capabilities of known threats, and
in many cases future attacks as well.

To make the most of Check Point products and all their capabilities and features, become familiar with some basic concepts and components. This is an overview of usage, terms, and tasks to help you manage your Check Point Security Gateways.
Deployments
Basic deployments:
Standalone deployment - Gateway and the Security Management server are installed on the same machine.
Distributed deployment - Gateway and the Security Management server are installed on different machines.

The issues reviewed in the Staff Report, as well as the study required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are consistent with recent Commission initiatives to review the role
of rating agencies in the U.S. securities markets and their regulatory treatment.
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Commission recognized that, in recent years, the importance of credit ratings to investors
and other market participants had increased significantly, impacting an issuer’s access to
and cost of capital, the structure of financial transactions, and the ability of fiduciaries
and others to make particular investments.

Check Point SmartProvisioning enables you to manage many gateways from a single Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Security Management Domain Management Server, with features to define, manage, and provision (remotely configure) large-scale deployments of Check Point gateways.
The SmartProvisioning management concept is based on profiles — a definitive set of gateway properties and when relevant, a Check Point Security Policy.

Today, there is an ever-growing dependency on computer networks for business transac-
tions. With the free ﬂow of information and the high availability of many resources,
managers of enterprise networks have to understand all the possible threats to their
networks. These threats take many forms, but all result in loss of privacy to some degree
and possibly malicious destruction of information or resources that can lead to large
monetary losses.

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Physical server that hosts VSX virtual networks, including all
virtual devices that provide the functionality of physical network
devices. The Security Gateway or a Multi-Domain Security Management
Domain Management Server used by administrators to manage
the VSX virtual network and and its security policies.